Tire-carrier.



C. M JONES.

Hi CARRIER.

arvucmwu mu) APR. w 15m minted May :31, 1918 CHARLES M. JONES, OF NORTH YAKIMA, WASHINGTOR TIRE-CARBIER Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Aipplication filed April 13. 1917. Serial No. 161.842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it, known that I, lrnimins M. Jones, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at North Yakima, in the county of Yakima and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Carriers, of which the following is a. specification.

The object of my invention is to provide :1 carrier for extra tires for an automobile, the construction of which carrier-is such that it is simple, cheap of manufacture. but oiled tive.

A further object of my invention is provide a carrier of this charoeter in W n all of the parts are attached whereby the liability of lost parts is) olini' ted; with these and other objects in. view my invention consists of the parts and combination of parts as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of tire car rier embodying my invention.

Fi 2 is a. transverse sectional view on the hne 2--2 Fig. 1, looking in the direetion of the arrow.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 F i 1, looking in the direction of the sir-row.

ig. is aoeotional view on the line ii-4 Fi 1, looking in the dirrotion. of the arrow,

ig. 5 is a, detail plan view showing the ioelr on the rim.

The reference numeriiii dosignmosan end less rim which provided. on its rear Wi o with radially extending logo 2 whieh "ervo and function as stops to limit the rearward movement of the tire 3 on the rim 1. The tire 3, in Fig. 1, broken ewzi'y so to show the lugs 4: is :1. lug extending ritdially from the top of the rim 1 and positioned at the other edge thereof shown clearly in Fig. 2.

The tire 3, with or Without the demounh able rim 5 is hooked over the lug i at the top and then pushed rearwardly on the rim 1 until it engages the radially extending lugs 2 which limit the rearward movement of the tire.

At the bottom and on the inside face of the rim 1, I position a lug 6 to which is pivoted a lever 7, said lever having an (inn 8 extending at right angles thereto from which depends a locking dog or com 9 said cam or dog 9 extending beyond the peri hwith catch 14 which is adopted to puss through the opei'iin 1.3 in fho loci: wrong 10 and engage with the spring with U, said spring (watch 11 being zu'iuptol to he swnrely looked against innothorizod lsmveoient by means of a suitable key.

The tire can 1' is mounted on n51 MRI-1111M hiie by means of tho hriokets From the above it will or seen the provided a very simple, but QifPCi'l-Vi: tire carrier in which all the pin-ts are so eon-- nected that there is no {longer of tho parts being lost or misplaced and in which he tire is secured agoinstiloss or theft.

While I. have shown lho preferred en1bodi me it of my invention it is to be understood that changes niay be made therein. Without departing from the soo'pe of my invention as outlined in th "1 .nrtd

The earn 9 is i i i u to the edge of The rim so hot if iln: iii'o is not pushed fully on the rim it will in: crowded in on the rim by tho wlgin or: lull of the com as the lover lllfm n in the hit, or locked position. What 1. claim i 1. In a tire Chll'li'fl, the combination with a holder :nizipiod to receive and. support a denioimtal le wheel rim and tire nmnnted thereon, and on rilnstinrnt on said holder of a lever pivotullv mounted on said hohior to move in a pin l imniiollv paral el to the, tire, and means carried by one end of the lever being eonstrnoted to en;, ;-u.g=; said iii-o and rim and ext-wr n pressure on he tire and rim transversely of {he holdumoan-(1 said abutment when the lever is mo ed to locked position and means to look sold lever.

2. In a tire Perri r, the combination with a holder, adopted to receive and support deroonntable wheel and 5 mounted thereon, and an oli itmont on 1110 holder of a lover pivoi'nllj' mounted on will holder to more in a plane m slsnitioll parallel to the tire, and it log on one end of the lever eccenl ha e:

trio to the pivot of the lever, and constructed to engage and lock said rim on the holder when the lever is moved be locked osition.

In a, tire carrier, the oombinatlon with a holder adapted to receive and su ort a demountablo rim and tire mount/ed thereon, a piumlity of radially disposed lugs at the rear edg, of said holder constituting stops to Emit; the rearward movement of rho said rim on said hUidQLfi, radially disposed log at tho top and on. the front edge of the holder to conotituting a stop to limit the for ward movement of the rim on said holder and a lever pivoted to said holder to move in a plane substantially parallel to the tire, :1 lu eocentrically positioned on one end of said lever adapted to be moved to overlap the rim and tire andlqck the rim and tire on the holder when the lever is moved, to locked position.

4. In a tire holder, the combination with a circular holder, of. a lever pivotally mount ed on said. holder, and a dog 01' com depending from said lever and disposed at an oblique angle to the edge of the holder, whereby said dog exerts a "wedging motion on a tire placed on, said holder, as the lover is moved to locking position.

In testimony whereof I at'dx In y signature in the presence of two witnesses CHARLES M. JONES-'4 Witnesses;

S. (i. LHAWKEB, 

